15 minutes of daily sun is all you need
“Women told to spend more time in sun” Source
My fear is that young women take that as a licence to tan to stay healthy, when in fact this story at least points to the benefits of Vitamin D for older women to keep good bone strength. Such advice should always come with “15 minutes a day is enough sunshine”.
Vitamin D production effectivley slows down as we move into the Winter months. Hence it may be worth kicking up moleAware messages during the winter months to keep a sustained awarness throughout the year, summer goes away but skin cancer I assure you doesn’t take a winter break.
If you are concerned by a lack of Vitamin D do not seek it from winter holidays or tanning salons, the risk of one of the most malignant forms of cancer certainly doesn’t outweigh the benefit.
The article also talks of people who mainly stay indoors and it is this group that are more prone to intermitent sun exposure related to Melanoma. At the end of the day, do what works for you but please read such articles as being advice that may lead to an even higher risk of Melanoma if your risk factors are already sky high.